In the Interest of L. W. S.

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Juvenile proceedings. This is an appeal from a judgment of the Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis finding after a hearing that L.W.S., then a sixteen year old juvenile, was in need of care and treatment under the Juvenile Code by reason of the commission of the offense of burglary in the second degree. L.W.S. was then ordered committed to the Division of Youth Services for appropriate placement.

The appellant contends on this appeal that the juvenile court abused its discretion because the evidence was insufficient to support his commitment to…